BUSINESS | Page 1 SPORT | Page 1 Hosts Qatar defeat INDEX gritty DOW JONES QE NYMEX QATAR 2, 3, 16 COMMENT 14, 15 REGION 3 BUSINESS 1–12 Qatar’s growth will India 1-0 21,579.72 9,542.28 45.65 ARAB WORLD 3 CLASSIFIED 7, 8 -32.06 +39.92 -1.27 INTERNATIONAL 4–13 SPORTS 1–8 remain ‘robust’: BMI -0.15% +0.42% -2.71% Latest Figures published in QATAR since 1978 SATURDAY Vol. XXXVIII No. 10522 July 22, 2017 Shawwal 28, 1438 AH GULF TIMES www. gulf-times.com 2 Riyals Our Say By Faisal Abdulhameed Emir lauds solidarity of al-Mudahka Editor-in-Chief The address of victory, lesson citizens and residents in morality QNA has achieved great success, as we have Doha Despite the campaign proved that there are basic principles is Highness the Emir Sheikh and norms that we observe even in Tamim bin Hamad al-Thani of incitement and siege, times of confl ict and dispute, because Hhas delivered his fi rst ad- is Highness the Emir Sheikh Qatari people have we respect ourselves fi rst and fore- dress to the nation since the erup- Tamim bin Hamad al-Thani most”. He called upon all to continue tion of the Saudi-Emirates-led Hhas appreciated the spirit of maintained high level of this approach, and not slip into “what blockade against the State of Qatar. solidarity, harmony and defi ance that tenacity is inappropriate for us, nor for our The address was, if we were to de- prevailed among the people of Qatar, principles and our values”. scribe it, concise, precise and to the both citizens and residents, since the Plotters had planned He said the sons and daughters of the point. He touched upon the very core beginning of the blockade imposed by country have realised, with common issues related to the immediate air- fellow GCC countries. the anti-Qatar drive well sense and political awareness, the se- sea-land blockade being imposed “This spirit has frustrated the hopes in advance riousness of the campaign against their on Qatar by Saudi Arabia, the UAE, of those who banked on the opposite homeland, and the goals of the siege Bahrain, and Egypt. side because of their ignorance of the Planting false imposed on it. Against this background, the Emir nature of our society and our people,” statements was an attack “They have seen through the heavy praised the spirit of solidarity, har- the Emir said in an address to citizens curtain of fabrications and incitement, mony and defi ance which had pre- and “all those who live on the good land on the sovereignty of without blurring or distorting their vi- vailed among the people. Qataris and of Qatar” on the current situation and Qatar sion, and were able to understand the residents alike stood with Qatar in this the future directions of Qatar. implications of the attempt to impose arbitrary and contrived Gulf crisis. The Emir said day-to-day life in pressure on this country, and the grav- Collective punishment Qatar has continued as normal since “They combined the solidity of stance ity of the subservience to language of The address is a lesson in morality the onset of the blockade. “The Qa- and magnanimity of behaviour that incitement, threats and diktats. to whom it may concern. It criticised tari people instinctively and naturally has always characterised the Qatari “It has become evident to those near the ongoing collective punishment stood up to defend the sovereignty and people. They have amazed the world and far that this campaign and the steps technique followed by the blockading independence of their homeland,” he by maintaining a high level of tenacity that followed it had been planned well in countries against their own people said adding that “all those who live in in tackling the situation, despite the advance, and that its plotters and imple- and the people of Qatar, reminding this country have become spokesper- unprecedented incitement in tone and menters carried out an attack on the sov- the blockading countries that people sons for Qatar”. language, the honour-related prejudic- ereignty of the State of Qatar by planting should not bear the brunt and be part He recognised, with great pride, the es, and the unparalleled blockade in the statements that had not been spoken, in of the political diff erences and disa- high moral standard exercised by the relations between our countries.” order to mislead public opinion and the greements among governments. people of the country despite the cam- The Emir said this was tantamount world and achieve predetermined goals.” His Highness the Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad al-Thani addressing the nation. Such a method of revenge and col- paign of incitement as well as the siege. to a true moral test “where our society Full text of speech Page 14 lective punishment violates the inter- national law, as well as the very peo- ple who were aff ected by it. All of us have seen how families got separated Open economy, diversifi ed and Qataris and those sympathis- ing with Doha were unfairly treated. Qatar is ready for talks; no Well, is it worth it? I do wonder what sources of income stressed and how we are going to narrate such unjust behaviour to our future gen- Newly-discovered gas and live with us, and who stood with us erations! compromise on sovereignty revenues to be invested for throughout this crisis. Relentless fi ght against terrorism “On numerous occasions I have di- Qatar has always stood fi rm against atar is ready for talks to resolve was “fi ghting terrorism relentlessly for the interest of our States and peo- future generations rected our institutions to pursue the terrorism, and this fact has just re- the diplomatic crisis with the and without compromises, and the ples, but also to spare the eff orts that policy of economic openness and di- cently been affi rmed in a US report. QSaudi-led bloc so long as the international community recognises are being wasted in vain by countries is Highness the Emir Sheikh versifi cation. At this stage, this is no In the address, the Emir also stressed country’s sovereignty is respected and this”. moved by malicious scheming against Tamim bin Hamad al-Thani longer a matter of luxury for us, but a on Qatar’s relentless fi ght against ter- any deal is binding on all, His Highness He said Qatar highly valued the me- their brothers in the international are- Hhas stressed the need to open binding and inevitable course of action, rorism. Qatar’s fi ght against terrorism the Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad al- diation eff orts undertaken by the Ku- na, so that these eff orts may be invest- Qatar’s economy to investments and leaving no room for complacency. This is not for the sake of appeasing a party Thani said yesterday. waiti Emir Sheikh Sabah al-Ahmad ed in serving the causes of the Ummah. initiatives so that the country produc- is the responsibility of all of us, govern- or a state, but because Doha consid- In his fi rst public comments since al-Jaber al-Sabah. “This is an oppor- “Any solution to the crisis must be es the food and medicine it needs and ment and business community alike. ers it a crime. The Emir gives an apt Saudi Arabia and its allies severed ties tunity to express my thanks once again based on two principles: fi rst, the solu- achieve economic independence. “This crisis has helped us identify description of terrorism, saying that with Qatar, the Emir said: “We are open for what he did and continues to do.” tion should be within the framework of The Emir also called for diversify- the shortcomings and obstacles in de- it is “an act of aggression against in- to dialogue to resolve the outstanding Sheikh Tamim said Qatar also appre- respect for the sovereignty and will of ing the sources of income, “achieve termining Qatar’s national, political, nocent civilians for political ends, a problems, so long as Qatar’s sovereign- ciated the American support for this each State. Secondly, it should not be our economic independence through economic and independent identity heinous crime against humanity.” The ty is respected.” mediation, as well as the constructive in a form of orders by one party against bilateral relations of co-operation with and in deciding to overcome and sur- blockading countries, as the address In a televised speech, he said any positions of Germany, France, Brit- another, but rather as mutual under- other countries, in our geographical pass these obstacles. indicates, played the “terrorism” card settlement of the crisis must be based ain, Europe in general and Russia. “I takings and joint commitments binding environment and worldwide, and on “Under my direction, the govern- in their vain attempt to gain political on two principles - respect for sover- would like to commend the important to all. We are ready for dialogue and for the basis of mutual interests and mu- ment will do whatever it takes to support and justifi cation for the ar- eignty and joint commitments binding role that Turkey has played in the rapid reaching settlements on all contentious tual respect.” achieve this vision, including the re- bitrary siege on Qatar. They thought on all; any deal “must not take eff ect in adoption and direct implementation of issues in this context.” In a speech addressed to the nation quired economic openness, the remov- that labelling Qatar as a “terror spon- the form of diktats but rather through our Strategic Co-operation Agreement The Emir expressed his solidarity yesterday he said: “ We also call upon al of obstacles to investment, and the sor” would be welcomed by the West, mutual commitments undertaken by that had been previously signed, and to with the “brotherly Palestinian people, ourselves to develop our educational, prevention of monopolies in the con- ignoring the fact that their intelligence all the parties”.